Direct proof of use
Kazhan appears in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War record as a Ukrainian heavy multirotor bomber UAV. Defense Express reported in April 2023 that Ukrainian troops had already been using Kazhan against Russian invasion forces and described operators dropping mortar shells and mines from the aircraft.
The clearest unit-level report is ArmyInform's July 2024 field article from Donetsk Oblast. It states that the 25th Airborne Brigade had Kazhan hexacopters in service and used them at night against Russian tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, tube artillery, and personnel vehicles, as well as for minefield emplacement and urgent cargo tasks.
Sources: Defense Express Kazhan report, ArmyInform 25th Brigade Kazhan report
Timeline
Public evidence places Kazhan in Ukrainian wartime service by August 2022, when Suspilne Dnipro reported the transfer of two Kazhan E620 drones to a Ukrainian brigade. The same account quoted a Ukrainian officer describing battlefield demand for the drones against Russian armor.
In 2023 and 2024, later reporting filled in the employment pattern: Defense Express described combat use for mortar-shell and mine drops, Transparency International Ukraine recorded public-procurement data for Kazhan E620 and Dnipro city purchases, and ArmyInform documented 25th Airborne Brigade crews using Kazhan in Donetsk Oblast.
Sources: Suspilne Dnipro Kazhan transfer, Defense Express Kazhan report, TI Ukraine Kazhan procurement report, ArmyInform 25th Brigade Kazhan report
Battlefield role
The documented role is not reconnaissance-only UAV work; the cited conflict sources describe Kazhan as a reusable bomber-class drone. ArmyInform described a four-person crew with separate engineer and sapper support, thermal-camera night operation, adaptable release mounts, and payload work that included ammunition, mines, food, equipment, and medical loads.
The anti-vehicle role is the strongest recurring combat-use thread. Defense Express described operators dropping explosives onto Russian personnel or equipment, and ArmyInform reported 25th Airborne Brigade use against stationary Russian armor and artillery. The mining role is separately supported by both Defense Express and ArmyInform, which describe anti-tank mine delivery or minefield expansion from the air.
The manufacturer context is consistent with those field reports. Reactive Drone's Kazhan page presents 620 and 630 variants with thermal/day cameras and lists anti-tank mines, anti-personnel mines, and heavy cumulative ammunition among primary ammunition types. That page supports technical and payload context, while the conflict-use claims come from the Ukrainian media and military-reporting sources.
Sources: Defense Express Kazhan report, ArmyInform 25th Brigade Kazhan report, Kazhan product page
